Harlequin (?) Ladybird and golden specks

IanClark · 14th of May 2012 (Mon)

A few environmental shots. I know I have a horrible hot spot. Something I hope to rectify within the coming weeks with a couple of new purchases.

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Quite a heavy crop hence the softness although the full res image is much sharper. The downsize to 1024px seems to have harmed the image quite a lot. Odd.

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..and something a little different. Just into golden hour and I spotted the midges doing their normal twirling about. The golden light of the sun illuminating them. I tried many times to get a sharp shot of them but it was proving very very difficult. I settled for this one but despite it's OOF appearance, I quite like it. Not so much macro but I did use the macro lens.

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rick_reno · 14th of May 2012 (Mon)

Ian, great shots of that lady bird, love the color in them

IanClark · 14th of May 2012 (Mon)

Cheers Rick.

BasAndrews · 14th of May 2012 (Mon)

Love the ladybird shots and I wish I had thought about getting a shot of the midges.

Great work.

IanClark · 14th of May 2012 (Mon)

Thanks Bas

LordV · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

Good ones Ian - definately a harlequin.
Brian v.

IanClark · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

Cheers Brian.

Natuurfreak · 16th of May 2012 (Wed)

very nice series

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IanClark Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Liverpool Posts: 694	Re: Harlequin (?) Ladybird and golden specks Cheers Brian. __________________ Ian Clark My Gallery on Smugmug My Photos are also on DeviantArt

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Natuurfreak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,049	Re: Harlequin (?) Ladybird and golden specks very nice series

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14th of May 2012 (Mon)	#1
IanClark Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Liverpool Posts: 694	Harlequin (?) Ladybird and golden specks A few environmental shots. I know I have a horrible hot spot. Something I hope to rectify within the coming weeks with a couple of new purchases. #1 #2 #3 Quite a heavy crop hence the softness although the full res image is much sharper. The downsize to 1024px seems to have harmed the image quite a lot. Odd. #4 #5 ..and something a little different. Just into golden hour and I spotted the midges doing their normal twirling about. The golden light of the sun illuminating them. I tried many times to get a sharp shot of them but it was proving very very difficult. I settled for this one but despite it's OOF appearance, I quite like it. Not so much macro but I did use the macro lens. #6 __________________ Ian Clark My Gallery on Smugmug My Photos are also on DeviantArt

14th of May 2012 (Mon)	#2
rick_reno Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 42,424	Re: Harlequin (?) Ladybird and golden specks Ian, great shots of that lady bird, love the color in them

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BasAndrews Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 7,562 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Harlequin (?) Ladybird and golden specks Love the ladybird shots and I wish I had thought about getting a shot of the midges. Great work. __________________ Bas I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#6
LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Worthing UK Posts: 45,986 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Harlequin (?) Ladybird and golden specks Good ones Ian - definately a harlequin. Brian v. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/ Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=807056 Canon 20D, Canon 40D, Canon 5D mk2, Sigma 105mm EX macro, Tamron 90mm macro, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits